Scolopterus

Scolopterus
Scolopterus tetracanthus
Scolopterus aequus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subtribe: Eugnomina
Genus: Scolopterus
White, 1846

Scolopterus is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae that are native to New Zealand.

This genus was first described by Adam White in 1846. The type species for this genus is Scolopterus tetracanthus by original designation.

Species

This genus contains the following species:

References

  1. ↑ "Scolopterus". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. ↑ White, Adam (1846). "Insects of New Zealand". The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, Under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., During the Years 1839 to 1843. Vol. II. Reptiles, Fishes, Crustacea, Insects, Mollusca. 2: 1–24 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Lyal, Christopher H. C. (2002). "Addenda and corrigenda to 'A World Catalogue of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera)'" (PDF). Zootaxa. 63 (1): 1–37. doi:10.11646/zoootaxa.63.1.1.